Jump to content

Nanga Eboko: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 4°40′15″N 12°22′23″E / 4.67083°N 12.37306°E / 4.67083; 12.37306
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Spell Sanga => Sanaga
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(46 intermediate revisions by 32 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:Nanga Eboko building.jpg|thumb|right|A building in Nanga Eboko]]
|official_name = Nanga Eboko
'''Nanga Eboko''' is a small town in the [[Centre Province (Cameroon)|Centre Province]] of [[Cameroon]].
|image_skyline = Marche de Nanga Eboko.jpg
|image_caption = The town's market
|pushpin_map = Cameroon
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Cameroon
|coordinates = {{coord|4|40|15|N|12|22|23|E|region:CM_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg|25px]] [[Cameroon]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Cameroon|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Centre Province|Centre]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Departments of Cameroon|Department]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Haute-Sanaga]]
|area_total_km2 = 7000
|elevation_m = 631
|population_footnotes = <ref name=burcep>[http://www.bucrep.cm/index.php/fr/ressources-et-documentations/telechargement/category/20-prsentation-des-rsultats?download=36:rapport-de-prsentation-des-rsultats-2005 2005 Cameroon population statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823205702/http://www.bucrep.cm/index.php/fr/ressources-et-documentations/telechargement/category/20-prsentation-des-rsultats?download=36:rapport-de-prsentation-des-rsultats-2005 |date=2017-08-23 }} ([[BURCEP]])</ref>
|population_total = 29814
|population_density_km2 = auto
|blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
|blank_info = [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]]
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
'''Nanga Eboko''' (''Nanga-Eboko'') is a town and municipality, capital of the [[Haute-Sanaga]] (Upper Sanaga) [[Departments of Cameroon|department]] in the [[Centre Province]] of [[Cameroon]]. It lies on the [[Sanaga River]] and counts a population of 29,814, of which 18,282 in the town.<ref name=burcep/>


==History==
It lies on the [[Sanaga River]].
{{empty section|date=December 2017}}


== Transport ==
==Geography==
The town, located in the middle of Cameroon, lies between [[Yaoundé]] (172&nbsp;km northeast), the national capital, and [[Bertoua]] (173&nbsp;km east).


The municipality includes the town of Nanga Eboko itself and several villages:<ref>{{OSM|r|3822286|Nanga Eboko}}</ref>
Nanga Eboko has a railway station on the [[Camrail]] system.
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Abam (Nanga-Eboko)|Abam]]
*[[Berkong]]
*[[Bibassa]]
*[[Biboa]]
*[[Bifoulé]]
*[[Bikaga]]
*[[Bikang]]
*[[Bissaga]]
*[[Bitam (Nanga-Eboko)|Bitam]]
*[[Biwong (Nanga-Eboko)|Biwong]]
*[[Bogba]]
*[[Boundjou (Nanga-Eboko)|Boundjou]]
*[[Déa (Nanga-Eboko)|Déa]]
*[[Dingbekoua]]
*[[Eboulé]]
*[[Efoulane II]]
*[[Ekanga]]
*[[Ekok]]
*[[Ekondong]]
*[[Emtsé]]
*[[Essamesso]]
*[[Etog-Nang]]
*[[Ka'a]]
*[[Kom (Nanga-Eboko)|Kom]]
*[[Lembé Badja]]
*[[Mangaé]]
*[[Mbenda]]
*[[Mbiam (Nanga-Eboko)|Mbiam]]
*[[Mbomendjock]]
*[[Mebolé]]
*[[Mekak]]
*[[Mekomo (Nanga-Eboko)|Mekomo]]
*[[Memia]]
*[[Mendoumbé]]
*[[Menga'a]]
*[[Mengoa]]
*[[Mengondé]]
*[[Mengué]]
*[[Messa'a]]
*[[Messegué]]
*[[Messibigui]]
*[[Mevounga]]
*[[Mewomé]]
*[[Meyang]]
*[[Meyosso]]
*[[Mezassa]]
*[[Mfomalène]]
*[[Mgboum]]
*[[Mimbang]]
*[[Mimbelé]]
*[[Mpandang]]
*[[Mpomtené]]
*[[Mvomzock]]
*[[Nangmana]]
*[[Ndandouck]]
*[[Ndemba]]
*[[Nding (Nanga-Eboko)|Nding]]
*[[Ndjassi]]
*[[Ndjimekong]]
*[[Ndjombé]]
*[[Ngamba (Nanga-Eboko)|Ngamba]]
*[[Ngamba-Ndel]]
*[[Ngoakomba]]
*[[Ngoulmekong]]
*[[Nkoambang]]
*[[Nkolmveng]]
*[[Nkondom]]
*[[Nya Yessé]]
*[[Okassang]]
*[[Okolat]]
*[[Ouassa-Bamvelé]]
*[[Sandja (Nanga-Eboko)|Sandja]]
*[[Sanga (Nanga-Eboko)|Sanga]]
*[[Sassé]]
*[[Zengoaga]]
{{div col end}}


== See also ==
==Transport==
Nanga Eboko has a railway station on the [[Camrail]] system, on the branch linking the national capital [[Yaoundé]] with [[Ngaoundéré]]. The station is located in the northern suburb of Nsimeyong.<ref>{{OSM|n|3273008473|Nanga Eboko railway station}}</ref> The town has also a local unpaved airfield, and is crossed by the [[Transport in Cameroon|national highway]] [[Cameroon National Highway 1|N1]].


==Popular culture==
* [[Transport in Cameroon]]
[[Eddie Murphy]]'s character in ''[[Trading Places]]'' dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko".<ref>[http://www.stopblablacam.com/culture-and-society/1810-120-eddy-murphy-is-of-nanga-eboko-origin-in-cameroon "Eddy Murphy is of Nanga Eboko origin in Cameroon"] (stopblablacam.com)</ref>


== References ==
==Notable people==
* [[Asseng Protais]], playwright
{{reflist}}
* [[Bio Paulin]], footballer
* [[Loïc Mbe Soh]], footballer


==Gallery==
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CM/11/Nanga_Eboko.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 631m]
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=230 | height=160 |align=center
|footer=
|File:Centre Ville de Nanga-Eboko.jpg|Town's centre
|File:Hopital de Nanga eboko.jpg|Town's hospital
|File:Nanga Eboko building.jpg|A building nearby the railway
}}


==See also==
{{coor title dms|04|40|60|N|12|22|00|E|CM_type:city}}
*[[Communes of Cameroon]]
*[[Rail transport in Cameroon]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{Cameroon-geo-stub}}
{{Commons category-inline|Nanga-Eboko|Nanga Eboko}}


{{Communes of Centre Region, Cameroon}}
[[pl:Nanga Eboko]]
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in Centre Region (Cameroon)]]
[[Category:Communes of Cameroon]]

Latest revision as of 09:14, 12 June 2024

Nanga Eboko
The town's market
The town's market
Nanga Eboko is located in Cameroon
Nanga Eboko
Nanga Eboko
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°40′15″N 12°22′23″E / 4.67083°N 12.37306°E / 4.67083; 12.37306
Country Cameroon
ProvinceCentre
DepartmentHaute-Sanaga
Area
 • Total
7,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Elevation
631 m (2,070 ft)
Population
[1]
 • Total
29,814
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
ClimateAw

Nanga Eboko (Nanga-Eboko) is a town and municipality, capital of the Haute-Sanaga (Upper Sanaga) department in the Centre Province of Cameroon. It lies on the Sanaga River and counts a population of 29,814, of which 18,282 in the town.[1]

History

[edit]

Geography

[edit]

The town, located in the middle of Cameroon, lies between Yaoundé (172 km northeast), the national capital, and Bertoua (173 km east).

The municipality includes the town of Nanga Eboko itself and several villages:[2]

Transport

[edit]

Nanga Eboko has a railway station on the Camrail system, on the branch linking the national capital Yaoundé with Ngaoundéré. The station is located in the northern suburb of Nsimeyong.[3] The town has also a local unpaved airfield, and is crossed by the national highway N1.

[edit]

Eddie Murphy's character in Trading Places dons a thinly veiled disguise as an exchange student from Cameroon named "Nanga Eboko".[4]

Notable people

[edit]
[edit]
  • Town's centre
    Town's centre
  • Town's hospital
    Town's hospital
  • A building nearby the railway
    A building nearby the railway

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b 2005 Cameroon population statistics Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (BURCEP)
  2. ^ 3822286 (x j a h) Nanga Eboko on OpenStreetMap
  3. ^ 3273008473 Nanga Eboko railway station on OpenStreetMap
  4. ^ "Eddy Murphy is of Nanga Eboko origin in Cameroon" (stopblablacam.com)
[edit]

Media related to Nanga Eboko at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nanga_Eboko&oldid=1228633223"